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Apps supporting account creation must also offer account deletion

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Re: Apps supporting account creation must also offer account deletion

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Post by nstj »

> How do you cancel your Clubhouse account? I was invited to talk about Apple and monopolies, and that was (mostly) a fine conversation. But I have no interest in staying in that place, yet all I see is a Log Out option, no "Cancel Account" option?

> @DHH - Jul 3, 2020

[0] - https://twitter.com/dhh/status/1278815203514150913

Re: Apps supporting account creation must also offer account deletion

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Post by iseanstevens »

fshbbdssbbgdd wrote: post #4

I can create an iCloud account on my iPhone at the top of the settings menu. How do I delete it?

That is not an app.

Also the stakes are a lot higher as it could delete all of someone’s photos, backups, music and video purchases - not to mention all of their apps and related data.

I believe you can delete it through the iCloud website.

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Post by fshbbdssbbgdd »

iseanstevens wrote: post #5
fshbbdssbbgdd wrote: post #4

I can create an iCloud account on my iPhone at the top of the settings menu. How do I delete it?

That is not an app. Also the stakes are a lot higher as it could delete all of someone’s photos, backups, music and video purchases - not to mention all of their apps and related data. I believe you can delete it through the iCloud website.

Of course, people use their apps for all sorts of important things, and it would be disruptive to accidentally delete their accounts from many of them. This issue can be mitigated through confirmation dialogs and other measures.

So Apple’s new pro-consumer policy applies to everyone but Apple. Interesting, but not unexpected.

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Post by fshbbdssbbgdd »

m_eiman wrote: post #7
fshbbdssbbgdd wrote: post #4

I can create an iCloud account on my iPhone at the top of the settings menu. How do I delete it?

I know you’re asking just to be contrarian, but here’s how: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208504

Yes, just to be clear, it’s a website.

Re: Apps supporting account creation must also offer account deletion

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Post by cton »

Relevant text under 5.1.1 (v):

> (v) Account Sign-In: If your app doesn’t include significant account-based features, let people use it without a login. If your app supports account creation, you must also offer account deletion within the app. Apps may not require users to enter personal information to function, except when directly relevant to the core functionality of the app or required by law. If your core app functionality is not related to a specific social network (e.g. Facebook, WeChat, Weibo, Twitter, etc.), you must provide access without a login or via another mechanism. Pulling basic profile information, sharing to the social network, or inviting friends to use the app are not considered core app functionality. The app must also include a mechanism to revoke social network credentials and disable data access between the app and social network from within the app. An app may not store credentials or tokens to social networks off of the device and may only use such credentials or tokens to directly connect to the social network from the app itself while the app is in use.

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